On the 11th of April, Albert Au, winner of Music Shoalhaven’s Hugh Macken 2023 Award, opened the 3rd meeting of ArtsNational Shoalhaven with his electrifying talent at the piano. The excitement increased as we were taken on a most enjoyable and entertaining journey by Dr Karen Pearlman, who chronicled the evolution of the Australian cinematic waves from one of entrapment to one of empowerment. We learned how the cinematic waves since the 1970s reflected the evolution of Australian society. In particular, the marginalised groups of Aboriginal people, women and the gay community are now able to tell their stories through movies like The Sapphires, Muriel’s Wedding and The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert!
There will be six more lectures in 2024. We look forward to seeing you at our next lecture, which is a visual feast on glass. For more information on future lectures or joining ANShoalhaven go to www.artsnational.au. Follow us on our Facebook page and Instagram: ArtsNational Shoalhaven.
The Genius of René Lalique – Lecturer Andy McConnell
Berry Uniting Church Hall, 71-77 Albert Street Berry
30th of May 2024 – 7.30pm
René Lalique was the 20th century’s greatest glass designer/entrepreneur. Lalique’s extraordinary work was unrivalled, combining his unique visual sense with a perfect understanding of glassmaking technologies and a revolutionary approach to marketing. This talk is a visual feast, that covers Lalique’s early work in jewels and furniture before he dedicated the remainder of his life, c1905-45, to glass. His output spanned simple, pressed cosmetic pots through car mascots and stemware to the unique cire perdu [lost wax] vases that today can command tens and even millions of pounds.
Andy McConnell has dealt in antiques since adolescence but served an apprenticeship in journalism. After working in music, film and television, he returned to writing in 2004, authoring The Decanter, An Illustrated History of Glass From 1650. He followed this in 2006 with Miller’s 20th Century Glass. He continues to write and runs Britain’s largest antique glass gallery in Rye, Sussex. Andy is best known as the humorous glass specialist on BBC’s evergreen Antiques Roadshow.
Visitors are welcome. Visitors $25 and Student Visitors $15, tickets purchased at the door.
